For one of his 13th birthday presents, I gave Lu permission to join
facebook. This was something I decided on just over the last few months.
I used to think we'd wait until he was at least 16, but I found myself
often thinking "this article would be great for Lu" or "I wish Lu was on
here to share this with him". And indeed, it is very handy for
homeschool, as well as for keeping in touch with long-distance friends (one of the downsides of living in a town that is a tourist attraction, is that friends are usually temporary or seasonal). But having a facebook account comes with many rules, like not blocking me from
anything, showing me his news feed whenever I ask, and only friending
new people with my consent.